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Congressional District 8, NC

788,892 Population
3,682.4 square miles 214.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,794 ±$1,507 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,435 ±$2,110 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.8% ±1% (83,761  ±7,756) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.7 minutes ±0.6 (9,470,795  ±344,685) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.7 116,963,336 (±0.2 / ±1,127,069)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

293,042 ±4,496 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (773,474  ±10,879) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±1% (9,650  ±1,869) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

318,333 ±3,640 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$373,300 ±$8,562 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.5% ±1% (66,358  ±7,503.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.7% ±1.7% (490,687  ±10,966.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
36.7% ±1.2% (198,422  ±6,936.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

13.3% ±0.8% (95,974  ±5,913.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

10.3% ±0.8% (81,403  ±6,450) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.3% ±0.5% (38,205  ±3,250) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
38,205 Total veterans ±3,250 33,404 Male ±2,845 4,801 Female ±1,212

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